|
|
Peppy Entertainment and Promotions Weekly Newsletter
March 25, 2010
|
|
|
|
CONNIE CAMPBELL NEEDS YOUR HELP
Connie Campbell is one of Jamaica's most used backup singers for studio recordings and live performances. She has worked with countless artists including Tarrus Riley, Sizzla, Shaggy, Luciano, and Diana King.
On August 23, 2009 Conradine 'Connie' Campbell, had a seizure minutes
before hitting the stage (while on tour) at the Crossroads
Entertainment Complex in Maryland .
Connie suffered a "Brainstem
Stroke" and now has "locked in syndrome." The prognosis is guarded due
to quadriplegia from brainstem cva. Favorable factors are her young
age, good family and friends support and possible ability to comprehend
and follow directions for rehabilitation.
She is NOT in a coma
and is able to open her eyes when her name is called and many times is
able to follow commands to move her eyes in tracking objects as
directed by physician.
She will need extensive and prolonged therapy over 6-9 months. Therapy has not yet been started.
Please visit the Facebook Page, "Help Connie Campbell Get Therapy" and do your part in helping Connie Campbell. You may also email conn.camp@gmail.com or contact Ace at 404-933-4864.
Please stay tuned for information regarding a benefit concert which will be held in the DMV area to raise funds for Connie.
|
Join Papa Wabe on "Reggae, Roots and Culture" this Saturday, March 27 for Part 2 of WOMEN IN REGGAE.
Listen online at www.weaa.org or tune your radio to 88.9FM if you are in the Baltimore/DC area!
Check out REGGAE TUESDAYS every Tuesday at Carolina Kitchen in Hyattsville.
LIVE BAND from 7:30pm to midnight.
$5 rum punch and planters punch ALL night.
Great people, great food, great vibes!
FMI: 301-332-6935
|
Are YOU a part of the Movement?Positive Music...Worldwide...All Genres. To purchase music, simply click on the image above, select the artist(s) and enjoy!To get your music on the site in front of a worldwide audience, email info@movementunes.com TODAY.Please note that your music MUST be positive. No slackness and derogatory content will be accepted.
|
|
HEALTH CARE BILL SIGNED...TIME TO SELL IT TO THE PEOPLE...IF THE REPUBLICANS HAVE THEIR WAY, MAYHEM AND MADNESS MIGHT FOLLOW
 "That our generation is able to succeed in passing this reform is a
testament to the persistence -- and the character -- of the American
people, who championed this cause; who mobilized; who organized; who
believed that people who love this country can change it." -- President
Barack Obama on the signing of his Health Care Bill.CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF "THE HAPPY ROOM"SIDE NOTE:
I am sure many of you have heard the news of threats and attacks against Democrats who voted in favor of the health care reform. Someone even dared to spit on a member of congress, guns are being re-loaded and the mess seems to be getting worse.
God Bless America. |
Also check us out on the following sites:
If you missed any of our Newsletters for 2010, you can grab them all at the link below:
PEP 2010 NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
|
|
|
|
 (At right: with Melrose Parks of Young at Art and Suzette Salmon of Lil Bebe Academy)
As we continue to highlight women, I am sending a one week Hi-Five to all the positive, powerful and purposeful women who move with passion, promise and pride. May your light continue to shine bright for all to see.
While being a part of Papa Wabe's special edition of Reggae, Roots and Culture radio show last Saturday, I found myself smiling and being constantly amazed by the perseverance, strengths and talents of wonderful women like Ishelle Cole, Donna Powell, Dera Thompkins, Tasha T, Lady Cham, Empress Sharniece, Sister Carol and Fiona Wright who were also a part of the show. It was great to be in the company of other women who have dedicated their lives to following their passions and utilizing their talents. Listening to them reinforced my point that we are all so very similar in more ways than we imagine. It is not History, HerStory or YourStory...it is OurStory!
March is really too short to highlight some of the interesting women who have crossed MY path, so stay tuned for more features on incredible women in ensuing months. This week (academic) Dr. Claire Nelson is featured. I really needed to dedicate this entire newsletter to her alone because she is truly phenomenal, but I hope you will do some additional research on her, and try to get to meet her if you have not already. Next week, I will be featuring (medical) Dr. Stephanie McGann. Her story will leave you truly inspired!
As another nice lady, April Sims used to say at Open Mic events, "talents not used are not talents at all." Celebrate Women's History Month. Utilize your own strengths and talents, take time out to compliment other exceptional women who walk among you, and always move with confidence because there is SOMETHING BIG in you.
SOMETHING BIG by Howard Simon
An ocean swims in every tear drop
A river rejoices in every drop of rain
A thunder talks in every heart beat
The wind laughs in every breath
The sun speaks in every smile
Something big in every little thing!
A forest hides in every acorn
A mountain shelters in every pebble
An eagle glides in every butterfly
A millennium inhabits every moment
A library dances in every idea
Something big in every little thing!
A great nation hibernates in every child
A great journey lives in every foot step
A million dollars sleep in every dime
An orchestra flies in every singing bird
The heart of an elephant powers every ant
something big in every little thing!
God give me eyes that I might see
Something big in every little thing
And please help me to understand
How the gigantic God of the galaxies
Dwells in my diminutive, fragile heart
Something big in every little thing!
Rosie "Peppy" ParkeCreative DirectorPEPPY ENTERTAINMENT & PROMOTIONS
www.peppypromotions.com
info@peppypromotions.com
|
|
DR. CLAIRE NELSON, PHENOMENAL WOMAN
Dr. Claire Nelson is distinguished as the
first Jamaican woman to earn a Doctorate in an Engineering discipline,
and the only woman of African descent in her graduating class. She holds a Bachelors and
Masters in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York
at Buffalo and Purdue University, and a Doctorate in Engineering Management
from the George Washington University.
Dr. Nelson is also a writer, cultural advocate, and performance artist, the founder and president of the Institute of Caribbean Studies, and she has been actively involved in international business for over 25 years.
This phenomenal woman is widely known and acknowledged as the driving force behind the Campaign to declare June as Caribbean American Heritage Month, which was proclaimed by past president, George Bush in 2006. She has written, directed and produced several plays in the Washington DC area. Her hit play "Resident Alien" ran for three months to critical acclaim in Jamaica and for three months in Barbados. More recently, Dr. Nelson has been a featured performer with SpeakEasy DC and is currently working on a one woman show about Caribbean Life in America.
If you have never seen one of her cultural performances, I invite you to click on the link below for a sample: Counting Myself American in the Census 2010
Also check out some of Dr. Nelson's projects at the links below:
|
SPRING BREAK MISSION TRIP TO HAITI CONNECTS CULTURES AND HELPS MANY (Above: A woman from a Haitian community telling the group about some of the problems they are experiencing)
From March 15-20, twenty persons including 15 students, 4 past students, and the Rebuild Haiti Today (Brothers and Sisters International) core team from Washington DC went on a Spring Break Mission trip to Haiti to distribute supplies, establish connections with various communities, and demonstrate earth bag building. For many of the students, it was the first time doing community service in another country but a small price to pay for giving up fun in the sun to help the less fortunate in Haiti.
Studly Auguste who was born in Haiti was fortunate to be a part of the core team. Studly and her family left Haiti when she was 7 years old. She had never been back to Haiti until this trip. She described the trip as being a life-changing experience and said that she will never forget images like that of the "little girl with the amputated leg, who will never walk again." While on the trip, Studly was one of the translators and team leader, often times hearing Paul Pumphrey shout out "Studly! Translate. Translate!" Many of the students who were from University of Maryland and Howard University, plan to return to Haiti to help in whatever they can. As for Studly -- she has definite plans to return to continue to help her beloved Haiti. ""Haiti will need the continued prayers and support of the entire
African Diaspora for the next couple of years...Haiti is bruised and
battered severely and she cannot be neglected or taken advantage of." Well said, Studly. We endorse that message!Click on the image above or HERE to see some of the photos from the trip. For additional information on Brothers and Sisters International or the Spring Break mission trip to Haiti, email rebuildhaititoday@gmail.com. The organization will be returning to Haiti in the Summer to continue with the rebuilding efforts. Visit them online at www.rebuildhaitidoday.org. |
This is a Haiti Fundraiser. Please try to attend if you can and email nanyiwo@umd.edu if you need additional information.
Event starts at 7pm SHARP on Friday, March 26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
This Newsletter is brought to you by Peppy Entertainment & Promotions, LLC.
To get featured, email peppy@peppypromotions.com.
To advertise, email info@peppypromotions.com.
To get on the Mailing List, email peppypromotions@gmail.com.
If you missed last week's newsletter, GRAB IT HERE.  
|
|
|
